Wilson Adekumola
A tanker has been reportedly exploded along the Ogun State stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, resulting in traffic diversion in order to avoid gridlock on the highway.
DAILY POST reported that the explosion occurred at about 07:30 on Friday between Fidiwo bridge and Foursquare in Ogun State.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, that confirmed the incident said three persons were involved in the accident, but no injury or death was recorded.
FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, said “the crash involved an unregistered Daf tanker and one other vehicle and “The suspected cause of the crash was wrongful overtaking, leading to scratch of two vehicles resulting in sparks of fire.
“The fire service men were contacted and traffic diverted immediately, with the crash scene cordoned off to avoid a secondary crash,” Okpe said.
The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, Ahmed Umar, while advising motorists to always ensure it is safe to turn right or when overtsking, cautioned motorists to obey simple traffic rules.
